blowout stats

Since I've been pretty consistent with my calisthenics I'm going to begin posting them on here so I don't have to remember my benchmarks.

Yesterday afternoon at work I did 180 crunches, 90 pushups and 96 lunges in 1hr.

Several times now I've done a 20 minute blowout.  After my 15 mile run last Saturday morning I did 210 crunches in 20 minutes when I got home!!

One day at work last week I did 96 pushups in 20 minutes.

cold

7 mile Thursday morning run with Shan and Mark.  We did it 1:05.  Another cold morning.

paper!!

Got in a 10 miler yesterday morning at Townlake.  It almost didn't happen for various reasons.  First, we were moving our offices yesterday and things were going to be a bit more stressful than usual.  Secondly, mother nature started calling pretty forcefully just a few miles into my run.  I nearly peeled off at Congress but decided to roll the dice and continue on to I-35.   By the time I got to I-35 mother nature had eased up on me some so I continued with the original plan for the big loop. Everything was okay until I got around to the power plant and then mother nature kicked in hard.  At the ball field I tried the men's room door knowing it would be locked and it was.  I went around the corner and spied a port o john next to the outfield fence and thankfully it was stocked with paper!!  Don't think I would have made it back to the Y!!

sinus

Ran 15 miles at Barton Creek with Marc G. in 3:48.  I could have probably gone 3:30-3:35 alone.  Marc ran out of gas with about 6 left but it's all good.  He hasn't been able to run much and did real well on the little mileage he's logged.  We have a good repoire together.  I'm battling another sinus thing and wanted to drink Friday evening instead of run Saturday morning but Misty gently put her foot down and I'm glad because my running felt good even with the sinus issue.

downtown

Did my last run from the office yesterday morning.  An easy 7 miler down to Townlake and back.  We are moving to north/ central Austin next week.  Since I joined the Y I'll still have the option of running downtown if I choose to.  I'm going to miss being near downtown on a regular basis.

blossom

Very productive weekend.  Got some great adult business taken care of Saturday and yesterday Misty and I met Shan at 3 points of the marathon and the finish and then had a great lunch at Shady Grove.  What a cool way to spend the day.

Shan and I agreed that it would be really cool to get an early start next year and do the marathon course backward then also do the marathon for a double road marathon!  Shan and I both agreed that Mark will surely be in and I called to Sam to see how he did at the marathon and planted the double marathon seed.  It has a solid year to germinate, blossom and grow!

Gonna have a crazy busy week and I need to get in some good miles so I set my alarm for 415 this morning and was out the door @ 445 for a good 7 miler for a good start to the week.

Mike

7+ miles in the 'hood this morning then a 2 mile interpretive hike at Bull Creek/ Forest Ridge.  It's been several years since I've had the pass/ badge to be able to run during the Golden Cheek Warbler mating season.  The pass is good for 3 years but the hike so informative today I think I may do the hike again next year.  It was 2 hours very well spent.  The biologist that led the hike was an Austin native and was a very, very good speaker.

I also saw an old running pal Mike Riggs.  He and I ran the same first marathon, 50k and 50 mile and are also the same age.  We also started our 1st 100 mile together.  He finished and I didn't.  We also have a bunch of training miles together but sort of grew apart the last 5-6 years.  It was very good seeing him and the conversation was easy.  We are still very comfortable together.  We agreed to get together for a run soon.  What I think is pretty damn cool is that we're both still at it 15 years later!!

Y

7 miles at Townlake this morning Shan and Mark.  Today was my trial run using the shower facilities at the Townlake Y.  Everything went smooth as silk.  An old dog changing his routine!!  I've been pretty spoiled having a shower at work these last 6+ years but all things change.  It's actually been a very positive thing.  I've done 2 cardio workouts at the YMCA Northwest that I wouldn't done if I hadn't been forced into the Y membership.  I figure I have access so I may as well use it for my benefit.  I may look into a spin class and am planning on swimming on Wednesday mornings soon.  I'm tracking my Y visits on my blog for some extra motivation.  I may not need it though.  This mornings run was 2 minutes faster than recent Thursday morning runs (1:06ish) even though I went to bed still fairly sore from Tuesday mornings cardio class.  I'm pretty stove up right now but it's a good sore, a getting STRONGER sore!!

good times

Cold, cold, cold 7 mile run this morning!!  Mid 20's with the windchill in the teens.  I wore 2 skull caps, 2 pairs of gloves, running tights under my winter running pants. 2 thin long sleeve shirts under my Gore Tex shell.  Also had a wrap around my neck.  I was perfect.   I never got too hot or sweaty.  Mark gave Shan and I the usual hard time about being overdressed.  We gave it back to him though.  Good times!!